A pH-responsive interface derived from resilin-mimetic protein Rec1-resilin.
Biomaterials
; 31(15): 4434-46, 2010 May.
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ABSTRACT
In this investigation, for the first time we report the effects of pH on the molecular orientation, packing density, structural properties, adsorption characteristics and viscoelastic behaviour of resilin-mimetic protein rec1-resilin at the solid-liquid interface using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy. QCM-D and SPR data confirm that the binding ability of rec1-resilin on a substrate is strongly pH-dependent the protein packing density on a gold surface is calculated to be 4.45 x 10(13) per cm(2) at the isoelectric point (IEP approximately 4.9), 8.79 x 10(11) per cm(2) at pH 2 and 9.90 x 10(11) per cm(2) at pH 12, respectively. Our findings based on the thickness, dissipation and viscoelasticity of the rec1-resilin adlayer also indicate that it is adsorbed onto the gold substrate with different orientation depending on pH, such as back-on adsorption at acidic pH of 2, compact end-on bilayer adsorption at the IEP and side-on at high alkaline pH of 12. When rec1-resilin is 'pinned' to the substrate at IEP and subsequently exposed to an electrolyte solution adjusted to different pH, it switches from a compact globular conformation of the bio-macromolecule at the IEP to a coil conformation at pH between IEP to IED (IED = pKa value of tyrosine amino acid residue) and an extended coil conformation at pH > IED. This transformation from globule to coil to extended coil conformation is kinetically fast, robust and completely reversible. Such responsive surfaces created using 'smart' biomimetic rec1-resilin have the potential to find applications in many areas including biotechnology, medicine, sensors, controlled drug delivery systems and engineering.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Insetos
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Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície
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Biomimética
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Técnicas Eletroquímicas
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomaterials
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article
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